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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 4

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

o Check this box if no longer
subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue.
See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting
Person*
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading
Symbol
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting
Person, if an entity
(Voluntary)
  Thomas Barbara S.
(Last) (First) (Middle)
  The Dial Corporation (DL)
 
     
  15501 N. Dial Boulevard
Suite 2212

(Street)
4. Statement for Month/Day/Year 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
    10/15/2002
 
     
    6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s)
to Issuer
(Check All Applicable)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check Applicable Line)
  Scottsdale AZ 85260
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
USA
  x  Director o  10% Owner   x Form Filed by One Reporting Person
    o  Officer (give title below)   o Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
    o  Other (specify below)  
     
     

Reminder:   Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
 
*   If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see instruction 4(b)(v).


 

                                               

Table I — Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction
Date

(Month/Day/Year)
2A. Deemed Execution
Date, if any

(Month/Day/Year)
3. Transaction
Code

(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or
Disposed of (D)

(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Sec-
urities Beneficially
Owned Following
Reported Trans-
action(s)

(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership
Form:
Direct (D) or
Indirect (I)

(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of
Indirect
Beneficial
Ownership

(Instr. 4)

              Code V   Amount (A)
or
(D)
Price          

  The Dial Corporation Common Stock                   1,000.00     D  

                         

                         

                         

                         

                         

                         

                         

                         

                         

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Table II — Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
  (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative
Security

(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise
Price of Derivative
Security
3. Transaction
Date

(Month/Day/Year)
3A.  Deemed Execution
Date, if any

(Month/Day/Year)
4. Transaction
Code

(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities
Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)

(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

                      Code V   (A) (D)

  Options-Right to Buy     14.4250          

  Options-Right to Buy     14.3750          

  Options-Right to Buy     23.1563          

  Options-Right to Buy     27.0000          

  Options-Right to Buy     10.8438          

  Options-Right to Buy     16.5313          

  Options-Right to Buy     19.7800          

  Options-Right to Buy     19.7800          

  Phantom Stock Units     1-for-1         A   12.23

               

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Table II — Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned — Continued
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

6. Date Exercisable and
Expiration Date

(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount
of Underlying Securities

(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative
Security

(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities
Beneficially Owned Following
Reported Transaction(s)

(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of
Derivative Security:
Direct (D) or
Indirect (I)

(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of
Indirect
Beneficial
Ownership

(Instr. 4)

  Date
Exercisable
Expiration
Date
  Title Amount or
Number of
Shares
                       

  (1) 06/07/2011   The Dial Corporation Common Stock           6,200.00     D  

  (1) 01/27/2007   The Dial Corporation Common Stock           9,400.00     D  

  (1) 08/20/2008   The Dial Corporation Common Stock           3,900.00     D  

  (1) 8/19/2009   The Dial Corporation Common Stock           3,300.00     D  

  (1) 08/17/2010   The Dial Corporation Common Stock           8,300.00     D  

  (1) 08/08/2007   The Dial Corporation Common Stock           5,500.00     D  

  (2) 06/06/2012   The Dial Corporation Common Stock           4,600.00     D  

  (1) 6/6/2012   The Dial Corporation Common Stock           4,600.00     D  

  (3)   The Dial Corporation Common Stock 12.23           6,673.03     D  

                   

Explanation of Responses:

1. Annual stock option award granted pursuant to the 1996 Stock Incentive Plan. 50% of the options are exercisable one year after grant and 100% exercisable two years after grant.

2. Refresher stock option award granted after each successive five years of service pursuant to the 1996 Stock Incentive Plan. 50% of the options are exercisable one year after grant and 100% exercisable two years after grant.

3. Between October 11 and October 15, 2002 the reporting person acquired 12.23 phantom stock units at a price of $21.44 as a result of dividend payments under the Corporation Directors Deferred Compensation Plan.

/s/ LUCINDA K. STEWART
Attorney-In-Fact
  10-17-02

**Signature of Reporting Person
 
Date


**   Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
 
Note:   File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

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